Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui | HK Phil: Swire Proudly Sponsors: Belt and Road: Zitong Wang Plays Chopin

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TCHAIKOVSKY | Marche Slave, op. 31

YAO Chen | Garden: Unearthing the Way Home

CHOPIN | Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, op. 22

RACHMANINOV | Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13

Third Prize Winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition Zitong Wang brings Chopin’s Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, a work that pairs poetic lyricism with dazzling virtuosity. The concert opens with Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave, a rousing and dramatic work infused with folk-inspired melodies and patriotic spirit. Yao Chen’s Garden:Unearthing the Way Home follows, before Rachmaninov’s First Symphony concludes with sweeping intensity and symphonic grandeur.

The concert runs approximately 2 hours with an intermission.

For ages 6 and above